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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1949

2,299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 115

Miners' Vice-president Elected To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—The miners' Central Council to-day deferred the election of a general vice-president. The election was stood over until…

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Coal Board Trainees for Junior Tech

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 2

Central Junior Technical School had been chosen as the school to be attended by Joint Coal Board trainees till they were appointed to…

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Isolate Millfield Greta Issue Miners Asked, Pending Talks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Miners' Council to-day appealed to New South Wales miners not to extend the dispute at Millfield Greta colliery, on the northern coalfields,…

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13 Mines Idle; 8000 Tons Of Coal Lost

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 2

Coal production loss in new South Wales yesterday was 8000 tons. Eight mines were idle in the North, three in the South and two…

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Mr. Parkinson Miners' Vice-President

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Miners' Central Council to-day elected Mr. W. Parkinson, a left-wing candidate, General Vice-President…

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Bus Timetable For Coal Point

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 4

Coal Point Progress Association will erect a bus timetable at the road junction, showing times of buses for Toronto…

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Coal Point Bus Route Maintenance

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 4

Toronto Urban Area Committee has informed Lake Macquarie Shire Council that it will not be responsible for the…

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STOCKRINGTON No. 2 Miners Hold Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 4

Fourteen buses took miners from Stockrington No. 2 colliery and their families to Budgewoi for their anal picnic…

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Speed Up Coal Board To S.A. Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Joint Coal Board had arranged for the movement by sea of 24,700 tons of coal this week to South…

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13 Mines Were Idle In State Today; Loss Of 10,000 Tons

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 February 1949 · page 2

Today's output loss on New South Wales coalfields was the heaviest since the miners returned from their holidays. Thirteen mines were affected for a loss of 10,000 tons. The loss on the northern field…

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Kurri Mine Pensioners

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 2

Members of Kurri Mineworkers Pensioners' Association will hold a picnic to Speers Point on Tuesday, Mar. 8. Names are…

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Miners' Offer On Millfield

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY.—No definite settlement of the Millfield-Greta dispute has been determined. At the meeting this morning…

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Conference On Mine Ventilation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 4

The Chief Mines Inspector (Mr. Brewster), the Senior Mines Inspector (Mr. Durham) and the District Engineer of the Coal Board…

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Seek Extension Of Mines Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 4

Kotara Progress Association will ask Greater Newcastle Council to have the provisions of the Mines Subsidence Act extended to cover…

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U.K. Plans Treble Coal Output

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday, (O.S.R.): Britain's nationalised coal industry is carrying out mechanical…

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Mr. Scanlon to Go Back to Mines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 2

Mr. H. Scanlon, who was defeated in the Northern miners' ballot for the position of vice-president at the end of last year, has…

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Mine Host Brilliant In Trial Today At Moorefield

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 12

SYDNEY: Mine Host, topweight for the Glenfield Handicap at Randwick on Saturday, ran a brilliant six furlongs in 1.18 on the middle grass track at Moorefield today…

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15,000 Workless, Adelaide Short Of Coal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—About 15,000 employees were thrown out of work in the Adelaide metropolitan area as a result of the latest…

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11 Mines Idle For Loss Of 10,500 Tons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 2

The State coal loss yesterday was 10,500 tons. Nine mines were idle in the north, one in the south and one in…

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Bank Staff Had Not Seen A Gold Coin

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 11

KANSAS CITY (Mo.).—The usually quiet routine of the Traders' Gate City National Bank was disturbed recently…

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